// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did James Glass go to the party? He was a glass half full guy.
James Patrick Glass MBE (born 20 January 1961) is a Tristanian politician who has served as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander for a record five times.[1][2]
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire during the 2023 New Year Honours.[3] In May 2023 he attended the coronation of Charles III.[4]
Family
[edit]Glass was born in Stanley in the Falkland Islands on 20 January 1961 to Wilson Martyn Charlton Glass and Maria (Rogers).[3][5] His father was the son of Robert Franklin Glass, son of Thomas Jordan Glass, a casualty of the 1885 Tristan da Cunha lifeboat disaster, and son of William Glass,[5] founder of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
Glass is the brother of Anne Green, former Chief Islander.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Grundy, Richard. "Tristan da Cunha Chief Islander". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ↑ Glass, James. "Democracy during a pandemic in one of the world's remotest islands". Issuu. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- 1 2 Grundy, Richard. "James Glass appointed MBE in 2023 New Year Honours List". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ↑ https://x.com/StHelenaCM/status/1654783983752732673
- 1 2 Britt-Gallagher, Susan; Hayne, Tricia (2015-11-05). St Helena: Ascension. Tristan Da Cunha. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-939-1.
- ↑ Glass, James; Kilpatrick, Fiona. "Anne Green receives her MBE Honour". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.